The first graded school system in the United States and where the concept of a school superintendent was created

The highest point on the Ohio-Erie Canal

The first synthetic rubber tire, marketed in 1940

The first balloon tire in 1924

The first long distance electric railway in the world, the ABC Line – Akron, Bedford, Cleveland

The birthplace of the trucking industry

The world's largest model train display at the Depot, at Quaker Square (former site of the Quaker Oats Co.)

One of the largest buildings without interior supports, the Loral Airdock – where Goodyear once built blimps – is 22 stories high and could accommodate four football games at once. Its height and atmosphere actually produce rain inside.

The first breakfast cereal, now Quaker Oats

Processed cereals developed by Akron's Ferdinand Schumacher, the oatmeal king

Alcoholics Anonymous, founded in Akron by "Dr. Bob" (Smith) and "Bill W." (Wilson) in 1935